League fixtures 1st Sept.

**ToberonaTornado** · 31/08/2017, 6:59 PM

Premier Division:

Bohemian FC v Galway United
Dundalk FC v Saint Patrick's Ath.
Limerick FC v Finn Harps
Shamrock Rovers v Cork City -** live on RTE2 **

First Division:

Athlone Town v Cobh Ramblers
Cabinteeley FC v Longford Town.
UCDAFC v Wexford FC
Waterford FC v Shelbourne FC

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REFS: http://www.extratime.ie/articles/196...september-1st/
SUSPENSIONS: http://www.extratime.ie/articles/196...september-1st/
COUPON: http://www.paddypower.com/football/f...atches/ireland

**Ezeikial** · 31/08/2017, 10:10 PM

Among the incendiary remarks from John Caulfield in advance of meeting Rovers is this gem, which is clearly aimed at Stephen Bradley

“All the shouting has come from the other corner,” said Caulfield. “As I keep saying, any person in charge of any team. or any manager, your time will come and other people will decide your fate, with your results after a period of time.
“There’s no doubt there’s been a lot of shouting coming at myself and at the club but we’re in a great position. We’ve done fantastically well over the last few years, we’ve come from nowhere. We’ve to hold our heads and not get inovlved.

http://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/s...rs-457973.html

**Real ale Madrid** · 31/08/2017, 10:48 PM

He must be taking lessons from Kenny!

**Kingswood Rover** · 31/08/2017, 10:49 PM

A load of tosh from Caulfield no way are yiz winning your 1st title on our patch WAR

**sbgawa** · 01/09/2017, 7:40 AM

Originally Posted by Ezeikial

Among the incendiary remarks from John Caulfield in advance of meeting Rovers is this gem, which is clearly aimed at Stephen Bradley

http://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/s...rs-457973.html

We haven't had a penos in ages ....whine whine whine ...
Clearly aimed at kennywhine

**Mr A** · 01/09/2017, 8:44 AM

Good to see managers doing their bit to implement the Gabay report.

**Ezeikial** · 01/09/2017, 8:46 AM

Stephen Bradley is clear benefiting from the intensive media training he is receiving and managed to avoid fuelling the fire ignited by John Caulfield's poorly judged comments early in the week.

He made an unusual about of sense, up until the point that he compared Graham Burkes red card offence in the first league game with the spat between Webster and Bennett in the EA Sports Cup

Caulfield was enraged by Alan Bennett's red card for an alleged stamp on Dave Webster - who the Cork boss claimed made the most of the incident.
Bennett served a one-game ban but Bradley was surprised not to see further punishment handed to the Cork defender.

"The only thing I would say is that if you look at Graham's (Burke) one up in Dundalk at the start of the year, he got a few games," he maintained.

http://www.independent.ie/sport/socc...-36089929.html

For anyone who looks at Burke's kick at Jamie McGrath, should be clear that it was a 3 game suspension offence, whereas the Webster-Bennett incident was far from clear on TV evidence

**Calcio Jack** · 01/09/2017, 12:12 PM

[QUOTE=Ezeikial;1934178]Stephen Bradley is clear benefiting from the intensive media training he is receiving and managed to avoid fuelling the fire ignited by John Caulfield's poorly judged comments early in the week.

/QUOTE]

Clearly you're not benefitting from your OBD* counselling sessions -

* Obsessive Bradley Disorder

**Crosshead** · 01/09/2017, 3:02 PM

"If they're not talking about you it means you're miles away and we're not miles away.

"I think you'd be foolish to think anything different. We know and they know and the players on the pitch know that the games between us have been very tight this year.

For what it's worth, I think they'll get a result against us tonight as we're off form, but overall City are 29 points clear of Shams and their only win against us under Bradley came in injury time of extra time when they had an extra man for some 80-odd minutes.

This after Bradley was talking about overtaking us at the start of the season. But sure, they're not miles away.

**sbgawa** · 01/09/2017, 4:31 PM

Originally Posted by Ezeikial

Stephen Bradley is clear benefiting from the intensive media training he is receiving and managed to avoid fuelling the fire ignited by John Caulfield's poorly judged comments early in the week.

He made an unusual about of sense, up until the point that he compared Graham Burkes red card offence in the first league game with the spat between Webster and Bennett in the EA Sports Cup

http://www.independent.ie/sport/socc...-36089929.html

For anyone who looks at Burke's kick at Jamie McGrath, should be clear that it was a 3 game suspension offence, whereas the Webster-Bennett incident was far from clear on TV evidence

You spend more time worrying about everything Bradley says then I do..................and its still ages since we had a penalty whine whine whine kennywhine

**sbgawa** · 01/09/2017, 4:35 PM

Originally Posted by Crosshead

For what it's worth, I think they'll get a result against us tonight as we're off form, but overall City are 29 points clear of Shams and their only win against us under Bradley came in injury time of extra time when they had an extra man for some 80-odd minutes.

This after Bradley was talking about overtaking us at the start of the season. But sure, they're not miles away.

Your entitled to gloat with where you are now and im glad CCFC have won the league, I will be just as insufferable when we do it

Next season is shaping up to be exciting, we will strengthen but should be more cohesive from the off next year (9 debutants in our first match of the season this year)
I'm hoping for a result tonight and thanking God that Trevor Clarke is still a hoop with the transfer window closed.

**Kingswood Rover** · 01/09/2017, 5:16 PM

Article on the Rovers website about closing/cover some seating at both ends and front of the East stand because of flares, encroachments onto the pitch and standing on the stairs at the Europa league qualifier and doing this there is a very real danger that the authorities will close the stand. Give me strength soon wont be allowed to sing or stand. We stand at the square end of the East there are going to be a few unhappy hoopers if denied their usual spots. F.E.A.R.

**Philosophizer** · 01/09/2017, 7:33 PM

Bohs playing some scintilating stuff. Akinade, Corcoran, sule, ward, kavanagh, pender all playing lovely attacking football at the moment.

**NeverFeltBetter** · 01/09/2017, 7:40 PM

Limerick miss a good few chances, Harps score off a goalie error, harps defender sent off after conceding a penalty, Tosi hits the post.

Gonna need a minor miracle to break down Harps in the second. Conversion rate is god awful at the club.

**El-Pietro** · 01/09/2017, 7:43 PM

This is pathetic.

**nigel-harps1954** · 01/09/2017, 7:49 PM

Originally Posted by NeverFeltBetter

Limerick miss a good few chances, Harps score off a goalie error, harps defender sent off after conceding a penalty, Tosi hits the post.

Gonna need a minor miracle to break down Harps in the second. Conversion rate is god awful at the club.

I'm happy enough with that to be honest.

**nigel-harps1954** · 01/09/2017, 8:21 PM

Originally Posted by nigel-harps1954

I'm happy enough with that to be honest.

I'm happier now.

**Philosophizer** · 01/09/2017, 8:42 PM

Total game of 2 halves at Dalyer. Bohs were shocking in the 2nd half and Galway totally dominated. Bohs couldn't string 2 passes together after playing galway off the park in the 1st half. They're maddeningly inconsistent.